25 Oct 2001
Life as a House
When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.
A Better Life
Every father wants more for his son.
A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while traveling across town to perform landscaping work for the city's wealthy landowners.
Top Billed Cast
Demián Bichir Carlos Riquelme
José Julián Luis Galindo
Chelsea Rendon Ruthie Valdez
Dolores Heredia Anita
Joaquín Cosío Blasco Martinez
Carlos Linares Santiago
Bobby Soto Facundo
Nancy Lenehan Mrs. Donnely
Gabriel Chavarria Ramon
Tim Griffin Charlie
Isabella Rae Thomas Linda
Giselle Nieto Gigi
Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo
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